Top-Scoring players in Major League Soccer 2026

The top-scoring players in Major League Soccer in 2026, ranked on Field Insider.

Top-scoring defenders in Major League Soccer Top-scoring midfielders in Major League Soccer Top-scoring attackers in Major League Soccer Best players in Major League Soccer Most in-form players in Major League Soccer Most valuable players in Major League Soccer

At a glance

J. Hall of New York Red Bulls is the standout for raw talent across players in Major League Soccer, with a Field Insider Rating of 55.8, and L. Messi has been the form player this season, grading 89.1.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: J. Bond has improved his Season rating most, up +60.1 on last season, while J. Mijatović's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +13.5 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, B. Damiani of Philadelphia Union is the most valuable name in this group at 14.9.

New York City FC · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

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Houston Dynamo · 24/25→25/26

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	Player	Team
1	L. Messi Winger	Inter Miami	39	25	8910.8%	143.6%
2	P. Musa Centre-forward	FC Dallas	28	20	7727.4%	398.7%
3	M. Iloski Centre-forward	Philadelphia Union	27	19	5538%	4115.1%
4	K. Yeboah Centre-forward	Minnesota United FC	26	17	5487.8%	425%
5	S. Surridge Centre-forward	Nashville SC	28	17	5122.4%	3311%
6	K. Denkey Centre-forward	FC Cincinnati	25	17	5722.3%	474%
7	D. Bouanga Winger	Los Angeles FC	31	17	6417.4%	281.1%
8	B. White Centre-forward	Vancouver Whitecaps	30	17	6337.6%	3116.3%
9	Guilherme Winger	Houston Dynamo	31	16	6595.2%	2822.4%
10	H. Mukhtar Centre-forward	Nashville SC	31	16	616.6%	265.7%
11	T. Baribo Centre-forward	DC United	28	16	523.1%	350.6%
12	P. Judd Centre-forward	San Jose Earthquakes	27	16	53137.7%	4019.7%
13	M. Ojeda Centre-forward	Orlando City SC	27	15	4724.6%	378.8%
14	P. Owusu Centre-forward	CF Montreal	29	15	7046.4%	331.8%
15	N. Fernández Mercau Winger	New York City FC	26	15	65244.1%	4522.2%
16	L. Suárez Centre-forward	Inter Miami	39	14	499.3%	108.9%
17	A. Dreyer Attacking midfielder	San Diego	28	13	6216.8%	379.3%
18	I. Toklomati Giorno Centre-forward	Charlotte	22	13	414.8%	493.2%
19	A. Griezmann Centre-forward	Orlando City SC	35	12	2816.3%	1152.6%
20	Rafael Navarro Centre-forward	St. Louis City	26	12	0100%	3028.8%
21	B. Damiani Centre-forward	Philadelphia Union	24	12	278%	452.8%
22	M. Ingvartsen Centre-forward	San Diego	30	12	55616.9%	2839%
23	Evander Winger	FC Cincinnati	28	12	735.5%	372.4%
24	Carles Gil Attacking midfielder	New England Revolution	33	12	505.4%	222.9%
25	S. Solans Centre-forward	Real Salt Lake	22	12	51	48
26	J. Hall Winger	New York Red Bulls	18	11	49920.8%	5638.1%
27	Pep Biel Attacking midfielder	Charlotte	30	11	6030.3%	3118.6%
28	M. Haile-Selassie Centre-forward	Chicago Fire	27	11	47157.9%	3919%
29	D. Joveljić Centre-forward	Seattle Sounders	27	10	1378.7%	3119.7%
30	L. Farrington Winger	FC Dallas	24	10	4276.4%	466%
31	G. Berterame Centre-forward	Inter Miami	27	9	456.6%	389.9%
32	C. Ramirez Centre-forward	Austin	35	9	2861.3%	1115.6%
33	T. Müller Attacking midfielder	Vancouver Whitecaps	37	9	4696.6%	17181.7%
34	S. Becher Centre-forward	St. Louis City	27	9	47190.2%	4026.1%
35	D. Turgeman Centre-forward	New England Revolution	23	9	44412.9%	4917.5%
36	M. Bogusz Winger	Houston Dynamo	25	8	28278.4%	485.3%
37	J. Ruvalcaba Centre-forward	New York Red Bulls	25	8	3658%	4411.9%
38	D. Sallói Attacking midfielder	Toronto FC	30	8	4541.1%	3018.7%
39	M. Reus Attacking midfielder	Los Angeles Galaxy	37	8	4231.9%	1243.2%
40	K. Velde Winger	Portland Timbers	27	8	49321.7%	4335.7%
41	T. Barlow Centre-forward	FC Cincinnati	31	8	25195.2%	2024.4%
42	A. Markanich Full-back	Minnesota United FC	26	8	329.7%	411.5%
43	André Luiz Winger	Sporting Kansas City	24	7	0100%	3247.2%
44	Cavan Sullivan Winger	Philadelphia Union	17	7	301415%	5340.5%
45	Son Heung-Min Winger	Los Angeles FC	34	7	5051.8%	1755.4%
46	João Klauss Centre-forward	Los Angeles Galaxy	29	7	2048.8%	2417.4%
47	M. Uzuni Centre-forward	Austin	31	7	3214.2%	234.3%
48	J. Sargent Centre-forward	Toronto FC	26	7	3740.1%	4032.4%
49	P. Aaronson Attacking midfielder	Colorado Rapids	23	7	39452.1%	4933.9%
50	Marcus Caldeira Centre-forward	Minnesota United FC	22	7	17	43